Portuguese studio Jorge Mealha Arquitecto have completed a house in Lisbon, Portugal, featuring clusters of rectangular volumes and courtyards. Called House in Paço de Arcos, the building sits on a sloping site and the volumes have been arranged in such a way to maximise the amount of sunlight that enters the interior. A central glazed
The Goldbergs was a comedy-drama broadcast from 1929 to 1946 on American radio, and from 1949 to 1956 on American television. Pictured: Gertrude Berg as Molly Goldberg
Palmyra was an ancient Semitic city, located in Homs Governorate, Syria. Dating back to the Neolithic period, Palmyra was first attested in the early second millennium BC as a caravan stop for travelers crossing the Syrian Desert. The city is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and in the annals of the Assyrian kings. The Palmyrenes were renowned merchants who established colonies along the Silk Road. Pictured: The Roman theatre of Palmyra, Syria
"We should follow the argument wherever it leads" (Socrates)
Elizabeth Bacon Custer, a significant chronicler of the West and the wife of George Custer, was born in Monroe, Michigan on April 8, 1842.
"The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves." (George Washington)
"To recoil before an enemy, or to keep silence when from all sides such clamors are raised against truth, is the part of a man either devoid of character or who entertains doubt as to the truth of what he professes to believe. In both cases such mode of behaving is base and is insulting to God, and both are incompatible with the salvation of mankind. ... nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good." (Leo XIII)
"Well done is better than well said." (Benjamin Franklin)
Peter the Great was born Pyotr Alekseyevich Romanov on June 9, 1672 in Moscow, Russia. When his brother Ivan died in 1696, Peter was officially declared Sovereign of all Russia.
Comanche, General George Custer's horse, was known as the sole survivor at the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876.
The modern Sikh Regiment traces its roots directly from the 11th Sikh Regiment of the British Indian Army. With a humble beginning of two battalions, today the fraternity has grown to a regiment of 19 regular infantry and two reserve battalions strong. Pictured: Army Sikh Regiment marches during India's Republic Day parade in New Delhi, Jan 2015
Mustang Island State Park is a Nature Reserve in Port Aransas. Plan your road trip to Mustang Island State Park in TX with Roadtrippers.
Anna Sewell was born in Norfolk, England on March 30, 1820. The daughter of a successful children's book writer, she helped edit her mother's manuscripts from an early age but was not published herself until she was 57. Her novel, Black Beauty, was the first significant children's story in the English language to focus on animal characters.
This new HQ for property group Riverlee is richly styled using vibrant stone, a walnut timber veneer and luxurious furnishings at every turn.
Gensler completed a modern and sophisticated space for the T. Rowe Price offices in Washington DC. As part of the company’s expansion and efforts to
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Free printable flashcards introduce basic prepositions, with cute characters to make prepositions fun and simple
